MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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